What not to do in business...

Using real world examples.

There are several business ventures out there these days that die very rapidly upon their inception. Today we'll go through some real world examples of such business that are, while not entirely dead, definately on their way. This should help you budding philanthropists make better decisions than these

1 - Sally selling sea shell by the sea shore.

What has Sally done wrong you ask. She has created a business model around selling sea shells, while not bad in and of itself, sea shells can be quite pretty and make an inexpensive gift. Sally's problem is the selling of said sea shells at the very location she obtains them, the sea shore. What the freaking heck was she smoking when she made this decision. What's stopping her prospective clientelle from picking up the damn sea shells from the many being washed up on the shore. Sally, you're an idiot, promise the world you won't have babies because I fear for their safety and don't hold much hope for them getting through childhood.

2 - Santa.

After many, many years of his operation it has to be close to failing. There are so many holes in his operation I could drive Belgium through it. Firstly, he employs several staff to make toys for children and then doesn't charge for them. Not only that but the elves are making exact replicas of toy products already avaliable in the stores, how Santa has avoided a lawsuit is beyond me. Secondly, he has his operational centre as far from his clientelle as possible, at the north pole. With the rising prices of fuel Santa should be thinking about relocating, as I inagine the rise in fuel cost has resulted in a rise in feed for magical reindeer. The thing about fuel prices leads me conveniently to... Thirdly, Santa is known for not only giving away toys to good children but also delivering lumps of coal to bad children! With the current economic trend I argue that these "bad" children are actually better of because they are getting coal. Fossil fuels are drying up at an alarming rate (or so say the media) therefore this coal will become extremly valuable in the near future, so is santa really punishing these kids. I predict he will be bankrupt by the end of the financial year, then what will the reindeer do?

If you stear clear of these rookie mistakes from well established ventures then your business will flourish, like... um.. some. kind of... fourishing. thing!